RAS question
Where was the Viksit Bharat Strategy Room (VBSR) inaugurated by NITI Aayog as an extension of the Strategy Room at NITI Aayog?
Correct answer: (B) LBSNAA, Mussoorie.
NITI Aayog inaugurated the Viksit Bharat Strategy Room at the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie, as an extension of the Strategy Room at NITI Aayog.
Explanation
The Viksit Bharat Strategy Room was inaugurated at the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie, not at a university or management institute. The PIB release says LBSNAA hosted the inauguration in collaboration with NITI Aayog under the State Support Mission. The location matters because LBSNAA trains future administrators, and the room is meant to serve as a governance hub for officer trainees. As an extension of the Strategy Room at NITI Aayog, it integrates data from multiple sectors for real-time monitoring, planning and decision support. The purpose is to familiarise young officers with evidence-based policymaking and build a culture of data-driven governance.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) IIM Bangalore is wrong because LBSNAA, Mussoorie, hosted the Viksit Bharat Strategy Room inauguration.
- (C) JNU, Delhi, is wrong because the Strategy Room is at LBSNAA and supports officer trainees, not a Delhi university setting.
- (D) IIT Delhi is wrong because the inauguration was not at a technical institute; PIB states it was held at LBSNAA, Mussoorie, in collaboration with NITI Aayog.
Concept
This tests governance institutions and NITI Aayog's data-driven administration initiatives. Such locations recur in RAS because Rajasthan exam questions often connect policy bodies with training institutions and implementation capacity.